Boys' name · since 1988

Imer

Imer has 276 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,102 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,021 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
276
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Imer is the #10021 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 276 recorded since 1988.

Imer has 276 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10021 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.

  • #11,102 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #10,021 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 276 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imer ranks #11,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,021 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 276 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#11,102 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,021 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
276
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28%
Imer vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Imer's 276 recorded births place it above 75.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Imer compares

276 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Imer's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Imer Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 276 369 358,536
Peak-year births 18 34 22,252

Imer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Imer splits its recorded history at 2009: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Imer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
18
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
05101520 198819962001200520092013201820222025 7

Imer by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Imer's strongest decade.

107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Imer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Imer by state

Where Imer concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Imer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Imer's total US births 1.8%

5 of 276 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imer?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 276 babies named Imer. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,102 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,021 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 18 births.
Where does Imer sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Imer ranks #11,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,021 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Imer most popular?
Imer was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Imer most popular?
The top states for the name Imer are California (5 births).
How long has the name Imer been used?
Records for Imer go back to 1988, giving 38 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Imer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Imere, Imena, Imeir. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Imer's data

  • Imer's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Imers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Imer

Nearby Names Like Imer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Imer

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Imer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Imer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.